GOG and Blizzard have brought Diablo 1 back from the dead, and it’s available – for the first time ever on digital distribution – right now (£7.89/$10)!
That’s not all: the pair have signed a deal to bring Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, and Warcraft 2 back. No word on when; more information to follow soon.
Diablo 1 on GOG has two modes of play (it does not include the Hellfire expansion – there’s “no information about Hellfire at this time”, GOG told me). One is the warts-‘n-all Diablo 1 from 1996, with classic Battle.net multiplayer matchmaking support. The other is an updated “DX” version of Diablo 1 optimised for Windows 10.
The updated version doesn’t have Battle.net support but does have DirectIP multiplayer. Specifically, the updates include resolution and refresh-rate control (up to 4 and 8K); aspect ratio-correct upscaling; borderless windowed mode; and vertical synchronisation control. There are bug fixes too.